By Tom Breihan on October 23, 2009 at 3:10 p.m. EDT

We're less than two weeks away from Phrazes for the Young, the first solo album from StrokesfrontmanJulian Casablancas. (It's due due November 2 in the UK via Rough Trade and November 3 in the U.S. via Cult/RCA.) But if you're willing to wait a little longer and drop $89.95, you can get yourself a whole lot more Julian, since he's also releasing a deluxe box set edition of the album.

But the Matablog reports that Reatard has already lined up replacements: bassist Anders Thode and drummer Jacob Elving, both of the Danish punk band the Cola Freaks. The two will join Reatard on a European tour next week, and in November, they'll come to the U.S. for more shows, including some opening the Pixies' Doolittletour. All those dates are below.

By Tom Breihan on October 8, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. EDT

Back in August, we reported that Noel Gallagher had quit Oasis, issuing a brief statement that he "simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer." Given that Noel served as the band's co-frontman and its guiding artistic force, it was tough to picture Oasis soldiering on without him. But up until now, we hadn't heard whether the band had ended or not.

In an interview with the London Times (via Billboard), Liam confirmed that Oasis is kaput: "Well, Oasis is no longer. I think we all know that. So that's done."

By Tom Breihan on October 7, 2009 at 2:05 p.m. EDT

We're still waiting on any sort of confirmation on this, but Animal Collective just might cap off their amazing year with another new release.

Right now, Amazon has a page for a new Animal Collective release called Fall Be Kind. There's no tracklist or cover art up, but there is a release date: December 8. And there is a record label: Domino. You can preorder this mysterious little platter for $11.38. Thanks to Shaun Oppedisano for the tip.

UPDATE: It has been confirmed that bassist Stephen Pope and drummer Billy Hayes have indeed quit the band. Reatard is currently looking for new band members. However, no upcoming tour dates have been canceled.

By Mark Richardson on September 27, 2009 at 6:15 p.m. EDT

"Black Lips' Jared Swilley Attacks Wavves," read a headline here on Pitchfork back in June. In that article, the Black Lips dude was laying into Wavves' Nathan Williams, telling Norwegian radio station NRK, "I've heard stories from others that he's like a real dick. And just like a baby, thought he was really cool."

Well, the war of words has escalated into physical violence, but the roles are reversed: according to the blog Pop Jew in Brooklyn, and as posted by Brooklyn Vegan, Williams attacked Swilley, injuring him at a confrontation at the Williamsburg bar Daddy's following a Wavves show Friday night at the Market Hotel.

Or did he? As is often the case with drunken brawls in the wee hours of the morning, "what really happened" depends on whom you ask. The he said/he said details, as known at this time, are below the jump.